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Fun with Recorder

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What family of instruments does the recorder belong to?
a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

2.

How many pieces can soprano recorder have?

a)

Only 1 or 2

b)
4 or more
c)

Only 3

d)
1, 2, or 3
3.

Most Renaissance recorders were made of _________

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Wood

d)

Glass

4.

Which famous European king had a collection of over 70 recorders?

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Henry the Eighth

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Peter the Great

5.

The most common type of recorder to play in schools is the ________ recorder.

a)
Soprano
b)
Alto
c)
Tenor
d)
Bass
6.
Why do the bass and contrabass recorders have curved necks?
a)
To look fancier
b)
To play louder
c)

To be easier recognized from the distance.

d)

To help reach the notes

7.

How many tone holes are on the front of the soprano recorder (count double hole as 1)?

a)
8
b)
7
c)
6
d)
5
8.

You make nice sounds on the recorder by blowing __________

a)

Very fast

b)

Very slow

c)

Steady

d)

Holding your breath

9.

What instrument is a recorder?

a)

A type of a percussion instrument

b)

A type of flute

c)

A type of trumpet

d)

A type of wood

10.

What note is this

a)

B

b)

A

c)

G

d)

H

11.
What is the name of the note that is shown in the picture?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
G
d)
C
12.

What is a group of recorders playing together called?

a)

Band

b)

Choir

c)

Consort

d)

Orchestra

13.
What is the name of the note that is shown in the picture?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
G
d)
C
14.
What is the name of the note shown in the picture?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
G
d)
C
15.
What is the name of the note shown on the staff?
a)
C
b)
B
c)
G
d)
A
16.
What is the name of the note shown on the staff?
a)
C
b)
B
c)
G
d)
A
17.
What is the name of the note shown on the staff?
a)
C
b)
B
c)
G
d)
A
18.

What are the holes in the body of middle joint and foot joint of the recorder are called?

a)

Sound holes

b)

Pipe holes

c)

Tone holes

d)

Air holes

19.

These notes are:

a)

E - G - A - B

b)

A - B - C - D

c)

B - A - G - E

d)

G - A - B - E

20.

The _______________ is the part of the recorder we blow into to produce the sound.

a)

mouthpiece

b)

footpiece

c)

body

d)

Tone hole

21.

Always hold the recorder straight out - pointing it at the person in front of you.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The FIPPLE is the the thin block inside of the mouthpiece which directs the flow of air through the duct.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

We use tips of the fingers to cover the tone holes of the recorder.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which material are the modern recorders made from?

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Resin

d)

All of the above

25.

Name at least 4 types of recorders by size.

(a)  

26.

The three main parts of the recorder are called:

a)

The pieces of the recorder

b)

The recorder parts

c)

The head join, the middle joint, the foot joint.

d)

Mouthpiece, tone holes, window.

27.

The recorder is closely related to which Cinese instrument?

a)

Pipa

b)

Erhu

c)

Xiao

d)

Gong

28.

In school we will be playing which type of Recorder?

a)

Sopranino Recorder

b)

Alto Recorder

c)

Bass Recorder

d)

Soprano recorder

29.

Which hand should be on top when playing recorder?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Both

d)

Doesn't metter

30.

What is the relationship between the size of the recorder and it's sound?

(a)  

31.

What is the name of the process where you use your tongue to start and stop the notes on the recorder?

a)

Lipping

b)

Blowing

c)

Tipping

d)

Tonguing

32.

Put these recorders in order from the lowest sounding to the highest:

a)

Soprano ,Bass, Tenor, Alto

b)

Tenor, Bass, Alto, Soprano

c)

Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor

d)

Tenor, Alto, Soprano,Sopranino

33.

What is the advantage of 3 piece recorder over one or two piece recorders?

(a)  

34.

Why recorders lost popularity in 19th Century?

(a)  

35.

What parts of finger we use to cover holes on the recorder?

a)

Nails

b)

Joints

c)

Flat pads

d)

Finger tips

36.

Where does left hand thumb go on the recorder?

a)

Moves up and down to relax your hand

b)

Covers a hole on the back of the recorder

c)

Supports recorder to prevent from falling

d)

Covers the first hole on the recorder